Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmuperfecor’

ABSTRACT

A  Chrysanthemum  plant named ‘Zanmuperfecor’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with bronze ray florets and a dark center, and prolific branching; natural season flowering date September 9-14 (week 37); blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat.

Cultivar denomination: ‘Zanmuperfecor’.

RELATED CULTIVARS

This new plant a mutant obtained from the Chrysanthemum plant‘Zanmuperfect’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,015).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofChrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifoliumRamat., commercially known as a garden mum, and hereinafter referred toby the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmuperfecor’.‘Zanmuperfecor’ is aproduct of a breeding and selection program for outdoor pot mums (gardenmums) which had the objective of finding color mutants from existingparent plants. The new plant comprises a whole plant mutation from theChrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmuperfect’. Plants of the new cultivar‘Zanmuperfecor’ differ from plants of the parent in the color of theinflorescences; the inflorescences are orange in ‘Zanmuperfecor’ andpink in ‘Zanmuperfect’.

The new and distinct cultivar was discovered and selected as a floweringplant by Henricus Cornelius Maria Jacobs on a cultivated field inRijsenhout, The Netherlands in 2007. The first act of asexual productionof ‘Zanmuperfecor’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings from theinitial selection in 2007 were propagated further in a controlledenvironment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. In summer, about 6-8 daysare needed to initiate roots in cuttings of the new cultivar, afteranother 5 days rooted plants are formed. The new cultivar has been foundto retain its distinctive characteristics through successivepropagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum (ofabout 16 weeks) is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color beingas nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of bloom of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The observations and measurements were gathered from plants, in theperiod of 15 to 22 weeks of age, grown outdoor in Rijsenhout, TheNetherlands, under natural day length and temperature and planted inweek 23 in 2013 (with a warm summer), receiving drip irrigation. Thenatural blooming date of this crop was September 9-14 (week 37) . Theaverage height of the plants was 30 cm. No growth retardants were used.No tests were done on disease or insect resistance or susceptibility. Notests were done on cold or drought tolerance. This new variety producesmedium sized blooms with bronze ray florets and a dark center bloomingfor a period of 5 weeks.

From the cultivars known to the inventor the most similar existingcultivar in comparison to ‘Zanmuperfecor’ is its parent ‘Zanmuperfect’(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,015). When ‘Zanmuperfecor’ and ‘Zanmuperfect’are being compared the following differences are noticed. (1). Colorcenter inflorescences. And (2). Ray-floret color. (1). Inflorescences of‘Zanmuperfecor’ have an orange center, while those of ‘Zanmuperfect’have a red center. (2). Ray-florets of ‘Zanmuperfecor’ are bronze, whilethose of ‘Zanmuperfect’ are pink.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics thatdistinguish ‘Zanmuperfecor’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, anydiscrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted inthe photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart usedin this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart,edition 2001.

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat.‘Zanmuperfecor’ Bud Size: Small; cross-section 6-8 mm, height 4-5 mmShape: Round Texture: Pubescent Outside color: Greyed-green 191APhyllaries Number: 21-22, arranged in 3 rows Shape: Elliptic Apex: AcuteBase: Truncate Margin: Entire Color: Upper side: Green 137A Lower side:Green N138C Length and width: 8-10 mm; 2-3 mm Texture: PubescentInflorescences Type: Double Height: 2 cm Diameter: 5.5 cm Pedunclelength: 9.5-11 cm Peduncle color: Green 138C Peduncle diameter: 2 mmPeduncle texture: Pubescent Peduncle strength: Weak Number per branch:About. 5-7 inflorescences Duration of flowering: 5 weeks Seeds: Producedin small quantities, ovate, Greyed-brown 199A, length 1.5 mm, diameter0.5 mm; structure: rough with ribs Fragrance: Faint chrysanthemum odorColor inflorescences Center of inflorescence: Immature stage:Greyed-orange 173A; Mature stage: Greyed-orange 173A Color of upper sideof ray florets: Greyed-orange 166C Color of lower side of ray florets:Greyed-orange 165C Tonality from distance: A garden mum with bronzeblooms and a dark center Color of ray florets after Greyed-orange 164Caging of the plant: Ray florets Type: Ligulate Texture: Upper and lowerside smooth Number: 170-180 Shape: elliptic Apex: dentate Base: acuteCross-section: flat Longitudinal axis: straight Length of corolla tube:3-4 mm Diameter corolla tube: 1 mm Ray floret margin: Entire Ray floretlength: 1.7-2.7 cm Ray floret width: 2-4 mm Ratio length/width: HighDisc florets absent Receptacle Color: Yellow-green 145D Shape: Domedraised Height: 3 mm Diameter: 3 mm Reproductive Organs Androecium:absent Pollen: absent Gynoecium: Present on ray florets Style color:Yellow-green 154C Style length: 4 mm Stigma color: Yellow 7A Stigmawidth: 1 mm Ovary: Enclosed in calyx; color: Yellow-green 149D PlantType: Bushy Growth habit: Spherical shape Growth rate: Medium to highHeight: 30 cm Width: 50 cm Stem color: Greyed-brown 199A Stem strength:weak Stem brittleness: brittle Stern anthocyanin coloration: absentInternode length: 1-2.5 cm Length of lateral branch: From top to bottom25 cm Lateral branch color: Green 137 C Lateral branch, attachment: WeakLateral branch diameter: 2.5 mm Lateral branch texture: Pubescent withribs Branching (average Dense with 8 breaks after pinching number oflateral branches): Natural season blooming date: September 9-14 (week37) in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands Roots—habits: Fine, freely branchingRoots—color: White 155D Foliage Glossiness: Leaf upper side: very weakLeaf lower side: absent Leaf color: Upper side: Green 139A Lower side:Green 138A Color midvein: Upper side: Yellow-green 147D Lower side:Yellow-green 148D Size: Small; length 3.-4.5 cm, width 1.8-2.5 cmQuantity (number per 28-30 lateral branches): Shape: Elliptic to broadlyelliptic Texture upper side: Sparsely pubescent Texture under side:Pubescent Venation arrangement: Palmate Shape of margin: Serrated Shapeof base of sinus Rounded between lateral lobes: Margin of sinusDiverging between lateral lobes: Shape of base: Truncate to asymmetricApex: Mucronulate Petiole attitude: Moderately upwards Petiole length:0.8-1 cm Petiole diameter: 1.5-2 mm Petiole color: Yellow-green 147DStipule: Small, about 1 cm

TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety, when grown underidentical conditions ‘Zanmuperfecor’ ‘Zanmuperfect’ Color ray-floretsGreyed-orange 166C Red-purple 70D Color center inflorescencesGreyed-orange 173A Red 51A

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmuperfecor’as described and illustrated.